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KEY 8.1 Prepare for a test.

Complete the following checklist for each exam to define your study goals, get organized, and stay on track:
Course: _______________________________________ Instructor: _____________________________________________________
Date, time, and place of test: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Type of test (Is it a midterm or a minor quiz?): ________________________________________________________________________
What instructor said about the test, including types of test questions, test length, and how much the test counts toward your final grade:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Topics to be covered on the test, in order of importance (information should also come from your instructor):

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Study schedule, including materials you plan to study (texts, class notes, homework problems, and so forth) and dates you plan to complete each:
Material Completion Date
1. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

Materials you are expected to bring to the test (textbook, sourcebook, calculator, etc.):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Test Taking
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Special study arrangements (such as planning study group meeting, asking the instructor for special help, getting outside tutoring):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Life-management issues (such as rearranging work hours):
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Source: Adapted from Ron Fry, “Ace” Any Test, 3rd ed., Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 1996, pp. 123–124.

Review Using Study Strategies

Put your plan and schedule to work. Use what you have learned about learning, think-
ing, reading, memory, and studying during this course to understand and remember
material.

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